LOS ANGELES — Today's Los Angeles Times damning report confirms what many city residents know far too well: L.A. Police Department officers target Black and Latinx drivers and passengers in pretextual stops and searches. In response, activists and community members impacted by over-policing will host a press conference on Wednesday at the LAPD headquarters to announce demands of city officials regarding these discriminatory and dangerous practices.

The analysis of LAPD data of 385,000 stops during a recent 10-month reveals that Black and Latinx drivers and passengers are searched at rates of over 4 to 1 and 3 to 1 respectively when compared to white ones, but were found with contraband less often.

WHO:Bryant Mangum, a South L.A. resident who has been unjustly stopped and searched three times by LAPD in the last two yearsMary Williams, grandmother of Keith Bursey, who was profiled and killed by LAPDAlberto Retana, president and CEO of Community CoalitionDavid Turner, manager at Brothers, Sons, Selves (BSS)Adrienna Wong, senior staff attorney, ACLU of Southern CaliforniaAnnetta Wells, SEIU 2015Pastor Eddie Anderson, LA Voice